Snark Attack

Published 9:00 pm, Friday, March 17, 2006

Before invading Iraq, President Bush's pals liked to invoke World War II analogies, Saddam as Hitler, liberating GIs greeted with flowers and peaceful, democratic change in Japan, Germany and Italy. As we mark the third year of Iraq combat, let's remember that the fourth anniversary of Pearl Harbor was a postwar celebration. Two big differences back then: a just war and competent -- BTW, Democratic -- leadership.

More on Democratic leadership: A just-out poll for NPR shows that only on the issue of Iranian nuclear weapons (in the national security/foreign policy arena) are the president and his party still ahead of Democrats among likely voters. That's stunning, considering how well their endeavors in the other "I" country have gone. How many chances do they get?

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FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) has compiled an archive of the often-orgasmic early proclamations by "the Iraq war's Pollyanna pundits." Consider this gem from Bill O'Reilly on Jan. 29, 2003: "I will bet you the best dinner in the gaslight district of San Diego that military action will not last more than a week. Are you willing to take that wager?"